hertwo
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posted on January 7, 2001 11:26:21 AM new
Hi everyone,
Thought you might like to check this new auction site out. Lots of folks have sent me emails that they are switching from Yahoo to this one, as it is free and user friendly. I have posted just one auction there so far.
www.pootah.com
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hertwo
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posted on January 7, 2001 11:29:40 AM new
Opps, just read on another messager here some may considered talking about a new auction site spamming. Sorry if you take offense.
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kml
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posted on January 7, 2001 11:47:32 AM new
I still don't get the name. It sounds too much like other words.
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heike55
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posted on January 14, 2001 05:07:56 AM new
I just listed over 200 auctions, no bids so far. The Pootah team is very friendly, and fast to reply answers to all questions. Hope they do well, since it's easy to bulk load. My yahoo batches only need minor reworking.
heikejohn everywhere else!
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Pocono
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posted on January 14, 2001 08:55:54 AM new
hertwo: There is a BIG difference between making a one time suggestion to visit a site, as opposed to blatent, planned, unethical spamming tactic descibed in other threads.
You posted a suggestion, they others post obvious spam under the guise of a user happy with service.
BIG difference.
Hope this helps 
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mrjoker
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:04:48 AM new
its only spam to those that choose to look at it that way. if you want to get technical everything on here is spam yet at the same time everything on here is also informational. some on here think that people posting postive comments about lowestbids are all posting spam and are all one person.
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Pocono
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:07:41 AM new
correction: MOST people on here, not just some.
And also, PLEASE, do not hijack yet another thread and turn it into a loswestbids spam commercial.
Thank You.
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[ edited by Pocono on Jan 14, 2001 09:09 AM ]
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mrjoker
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:17:57 AM new
pocono i hope your email offer about lowestbids is still good because i just emailed you wanting to know. i guess im curious to see what you have to say. please send me the information. thanks.
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kml
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posted on January 14, 2001 11:26:10 AM new
Hey mrjoker, At least you know who is an equal opportunity user basher. Anyway as per my post yesterday, only 90 different people have posted in the Yahoo boards in the last 8 days. So how much influence can 1 person have. Also did you read the nice things Pocono is saying about LowestBids on O.T.W.A's website chatboard. I am confused.
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mrjoker
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posted on January 14, 2001 11:45:23 AM new
lol  i saw that and got confused myself.
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Pocono
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posted on January 14, 2001 01:16:53 PM new
I am not a member there, and the PTB have been notified that you have fraudulantly obtained a user ID there strictly to pretend that you are me.
Moderators, is ANY of this sinking in yet?
He has now taken to other sites impersonating me, just like he is impersonating several users here.
But oh, there ARE steps I can take now...LMAO
You blew it. You made a FATAL mistake.
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coolvette
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posted on January 16, 2001 11:55:54 AM new
Pocono,
I agree it was a fatal mistake! Another fatal mistake lowestbids.com made was spamming the Bidbay members which happened today!
~Vette~
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tuition44years
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posted on January 16, 2001 12:38:41 PM new
Hey, Cool .. LTNS!
Well, I guess lowestbids.com won't be on AW too much longer!
BACK TO THE TOPIC .. POOTAH!
Has anyone actually told people in person that they sell at Pootah and kept a straight face?? I'm serious .. there's a lot to be said for a name and some name recognition isn't always good. It may stand out from the crowd but it's just too .. too .. too 'something'! Funny?
I have a memory like a steel trap .. unfortunately it's rusted shut!
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nazlee
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posted on January 16, 2001 12:54:55 PM new
I am wondering if Pootah.com is down. I've tried several times this morning with no response. Guess it was growing too fast but it's a great place. I would appreciate anyone's input.
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Pocono
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posted on January 16, 2001 12:58:34 PM new
hey cool...that aint cool
It's a shame that I had to work myself into an informal to expose the fraud here, but at least I was proven right.
Perhaps maybe Pat will reconsider that informal, and end it early, after seeing that I was indeed correct though?
huh Pat? huh? maybe? whadda ya say Pat?
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Pocono
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posted on January 16, 2001 01:03:02 PM new
lol...I should tell Monique that I am thinking alot about pootah lately...LMAO
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 16, 2001 01:20:30 PM new
I read some of those posts about what you're talking about, Pocono. And while some of them might give off a promotional vibe, I'm hard pressed to see any fraud in the postings. Maybe it's just me, but wouldn't fraud actually mean that people are trying to discuss, promote (or whatever) a site that isn't really there?
Oh well. Too each his own, I guess.
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Pocono
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posted on January 16, 2001 01:46:38 PM new
No FRAUD is pretending to be someone you are not!
Like a customer or GROUP of customers of a company, or a CEO of a company, or even an honest person, when you are not.
(when I say "when YOU are not", it is a figuere of speech, and not necessarily directed to mean YOU. Just wanted to clarify my answer to your question).
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 16, 2001 01:50:24 PM new
So let me see if I understand. Your belief is that these people were committing a fraud by pretending to be something that they are not, or even that these people were actually one person, and that this one person has even made a claim to be the CEO. Am I right? If so, how were you able to deduce that this was exactly what was happening. I agree, it does have the look of being possible, but I'm still not 100% convinced.
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gem10a1
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posted on January 16, 2001 02:56:15 PM new
Aborigine word ??????????
Are they in Australia?
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moonmem-07
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:43:05 AM new
I'm getting no such address today trying to get to Pootah. Anyone know what happened?
"If man were to be crossed with a cat, it would greatly improve the man, but deteriorate the cat." Mark Twain
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magik87
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posted on January 17, 2001 12:19:15 PM new
Their host took the server down yesterday for "maintenance". Apparently, Jamie and crew have decided to procure a dedicated server through another host so they can provide image hosting and hopefully keep something like this from happening again. They are working on getting the info transferred to the new server and getting the domain transfer done right now. They hope to have everything back in running shape by tomorrow evening.
They must be very dedicated to the idea of building a great auction site because they are sure pouring a lot of money and time into it.
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Pocono
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posted on January 17, 2001 12:56:53 PM new
It's nice to see a micro auction site doing something smart and productive for a change.
Good luck to Pootah.
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 17, 2001 04:49:42 PM new
But why must it take 3+ days to get everything solved? It seems that they weren't able to even hold 1,000 items without crashing.
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CharlieOne
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:37:50 PM new
Before they went down they were in excess of 2000 listings, in less than a week. Pretty darn good by anyones standards.
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:49:20 PM new
Yes, that is very good. But to be down for 3 days doesn't make them look so good anymore.
As always, it's been your pleasure
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magik87
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:00:11 PM new
They didn't "crash". They were running on a shared server and, for whatever reason, the brain surgeons at the host site decided that the server needed to be taken offline for maintenance. They didn't even offer the Pootah folks a firm time of when it would take place and for how long.
Had nothing to do with the number of auctions running and Jamie has been dilligently re-writing code to make the site run better and handle the load efficiently. Their only fault (if you can call it that) was starting out on a tight budget to get the place rolling and not really being prepared for the number of sellers who suddenly came their way thanks to Yahoo!.
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:01:28 PM new
Whatever the reason is, having the site down for this long makes them look bad.
As always, it's been your pleasure
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